A New Way To Move Pianos

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 08:45 AM 2/17/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>A client of mine just sent this email to me.  Please keep in mind that
>we live in the middle of a ski resort.  :)
>
>"First of all, I apologize if there are certain "protocols" that you
>take when moving a piano that I may have skipped. Being a "piano
>person" this story may make you CRINGE!
>
>A friend of mine is getting ready to buy the old Rebeccah Lodge in
>Dillon.  This piano was in the meeting room on the second floor. The
>previous owners did not want to move the piano and the new owner did
>not want it. So I "volunteered" to take it... The deal was that I had
>to move it out of the second floor.
>
>So earlier today, a friend and I made skis out of 2X4's to slide the
>piano down a narrow staircase. We used an ATV winch and a nylon strap
>to lower it down 22 stairs. At the bottom we pushed it into my enclosed
>trailer and to my home it went! I just got it out of the trailer and it
>is sitting in my garage. Tomorrow it will move in to my living room!"
>
>
>
>Lori Schneider, Owner
>Schneider Piano Service
>
>(970) 418-0242
>PO Box 5931
>Dillon, CO 80435
>Lori@coloradopianos.com



Sounds like they've taken moving lessons from Bob Schoppert...  ;-}






Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076

- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.